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Two days later.
After the exam, the whole family was exhausted to varying degrees. Zhou Xin was full of energy. Maybe she was finally liberated. Everyone seemed very excited. How did she do in the exam? She didn't feel guilty at all, claiming that she performed well this time and would definitely shock everyone.
Seeing her like this, the family would definitely not hit her or educate her at this time. Anyway, she was very obedient and would not yell about nonsense.
So they were very happy to encourage her and praise her.
Everything seemed peaceful.
But if there was something wrong, someone called Zhou Qi on the afternoon of the first day of the exam.
At that time, Zhou Xin's second subject exam was coming to an end, and her family was waiting outside the exam room. When Zhou Qi answered the phone, he didn't hide anything. He just took a few steps towards a deserted place and turned his back, so some content They also heard it.
A particularly clear paragraph is: "...This research report does not have great strategic significance, and it does not have what I want... Your real focus should be on people who know this matter deeply, and they should have Enter the window period...record their feelings and find ways to suppress their emotions, which can be through drugs, hormones, prefrontal lobe removal...Remember, the most important thing is to understand what they saw..."
Probably these.
Although they knew every word of these things, they sounded completely incomprehensible. They once wondered if they had heard them wrong.
Of course, they didn't keep this matter in mind. When Zhou Qi hung up the phone, he asked about it, and Zhou Qi's answer was -
"I have a friend who writes science fiction. I am lucky enough to have some contact with him. I can give him some advice."
I see.
Father Zhou and Mother Zhou were relieved.
But then, that night, someone came to deliver a file to Zhou Qi.
The other party did not hide their identity and simply said that they were from a certain department of the country. Although the specific content of the file was not stated, this behavior was enough to attract attention, and Zhou Qi's parents naturally thought of what happened some time ago.
They couldn't bear it any longer, so they began to interrogate Zhou Qi, asking him about the unusual behavior he had done in the past few days, as well as his service to the country and other matters.
At that time, Li Qing, who had been standing by, felt his heart in his throat, extremely nervous whether Zhou Qi would tell the truth.
But Zhou Qi said: "The file contains some information and confidentiality agreements, etc., I won't show it to you... As for meritorious service... Don't worry, it is more of a kind of courageous act than meritorious service. There is nothing I can do." I just need to do my own thing to help the country.”
The parents were relieved.
Although Zhou's mother still complained very much: "They really have no vision. Our Xiaoqi is so good, he can definitely help them do a lot of things."
But then he still smiled and said: "In that case, your task now is to study hard. College is not a time to relax. You have to become better so that you can have more topics with Xiaoqing in the future..."
Father Zhou also said things like "come on," "work hard," and "the future is promising."
Zhou Qi also nodded and agreed with a serious look.
Can,
Just when the family thought that this incident would just go away...
…
In the evening, the family was busy at home.
Everything at home was tidied up, and the study materials and many symbolic things were stored in Zhou Xin's room, replaced by the original decorations, ornaments, etc.
As a great hero, Zhou Xin didn't have to do anything. He just lay on the sofa with his feet up and played games. Li Qing and Zhou Qi were also beside them, facing the LCD TV, holding controllers, and playing everything they had not done for many, many years. touched game console;
Father Zhou and Mother Zhou are busy in the kitchen. Father Zhou, who has not cooked for a long time because of his busy work, heard today that he is going to make some special dishes...
And this is the time.
"Knock knock knock..."
There was a heavy knock on the door.
Zhou's father and mother didn't hear it in the kitchen. Zhou Xin was immersed in the game and didn't react at the first time. Li Qing was the first to react. She was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Zhou Qi subconsciously.
Zhou Qi was also immersed in the game at this time.
He was studying the meaning of the game, and now he wanted to refute Su Zhiyun. The meaning of the game seemed not to clear the level at all, but to entertain...
So, should this doomsday not be called a game?
Or are they just NPCs in the game, or characters being controlled, and the ones who are really being pleased are the people who created the game?
At this time, Li Qing patted him.
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Zhou Qi asked.
"Someone knocked on the door." Li Qing said, his tone hesitant.
She actually didn't know why, and she suddenly felt nervous. It was obvious that the person knocking on the door might be someone else, such as Xin'er's classmates, or other guests, but the heavy sound made her feel uncomfortable.
Zhou Xin, who was sitting on the sofa nearby, said miserably: "Brother, there's a knock on the door. Please open the door quickly. I'm a little busy... Hey, you can't win the single, what position are you trying to grab?"
The second half of the sentence was spoken by raising the phone and speaking into the microphone, with a clear accent.
It seems quite busy.
"oh."
Zhou Qi didn't ask any questions, put down the game controller, stood up and came to the door.
Click.
The door opened, and what came into view were Liu Qing and the other three whom they had met before. They looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, and beside them, there was a familiar person... It turned out to be Chen Bolin, whom they had not seen for a long time!
"?" Zhou Qi was stunned for a moment.
Subconsciously asked: "How did you come out of the middle sea?"
Chen Bolin was still dressed in the same meticulous manner, but there was a somewhat complicated meaning on his face.
He sighed and said, "I'm here to invite you to go back as soon as possible... This is what Su Zhiyun's father meant."
"That's it..." Zhou Qi nodded thoughtfully and looked back at Li Qing, who had followed him at the entrance at some point and was leaning against the wall and looking worriedly. Then he looked at Li Qing, who was sitting on the sofa because he had lost the game. Zhou Xin typed angrily.
He thought for a moment and said, "I'll go out for a while and be back soon."
Then, without changing his shoes, he just wore house slippers, opened the door and followed a few people out.
"..."
Li Qing looked at the closed door and felt his heart tightening unconsciously.
This was Zhou Xin's reaction. She stood up and jumped off the sofa and ran over and asked, "Where is my brother?"
Li Qing didn't know what to say. Recalling the explanation given by Zhou's father and mother after the other party answered the phone two days ago, she hesitated for a long time before speaking: "A... friend is looking for him. He will go out for a while and will be back soon."
But as soon as the words came out, she found that her voice was a little hoarse.
"Sister Li Qing...are you okay?" Zhou Xin noticed something was wrong.
Li Qing quickly calmed down and pretended as if nothing happened.
She's very good at this.
Then she said calmly: "I'm fine, I drank a little less water today..."
She said with a natural smile and said: "Your brother doesn't want us two anymore. He's leaving as soon as he says it. When he comes back, he must teach him a lesson!"
"It's okay, just drink more water later." Zhou Xin breathed a sigh of relief, and then suddenly raised her fist angrily:
"Yes! He has changed a lot from before. He always feels mysterious these days. Now he leaves without even saying a word. It's too much!"
"Yeah." Li Qing nodded in agreement.
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Meanwhile, on the other side.
Zhou Qi followed a few people downstairs and walked out of the community.
The area was not surrounded by the imagined group of armed men. Instead, it was deserted. There were only a few cars parked on the roadside, and some people could be seen walking in the distance.
Zhou Qi asked Chen Bolin: "Is the situation in Zhonghai very serious now?"
Liu Qing and the others had retreated and were on guard a little further away. When Chen Bolin heard this, he sighed and said, "It's a bit complicated..."
He began to describe the current situation.
Two days ago, shortly after the research report came out, abnormal phenomena began to appear across the country, which is what Zhou Qi called the window period problem.
More and more people have begun to enter the window period because they have learned about the apocalypse, monsters, etc. from various channels, which has seriously affected social order and development. Although it has not caused turmoil at the social level because the information is tightly blocked, the whole country Everyone has entered a very tense state.
Everyone can clearly feel that something big is about to happen.
The most important thing is that many people's changes are completely beyond common sense, and some of them have nothing to do with this matter... This also shows one thing, there are too many moths all over the country, or there are too many people hiding in the dark. If Without relying on this method, relying on official search methods, it would be impossible to find out...
And then,
The research on monsters has come to an end. The researchers were originally a bit stubborn and did not immediately do what Zhou Qi said. They wanted to find a way to restore the monsters by their own abilities, but later found that it was impossible. The monster's microscopic The organization is not understandable by humans at all, as if it is the work of gods or demons, and they cannot find any way to restore it...
So they realized something was wrong and quickly began to use their best efforts to study the problem of the window period, but they found that they still had no clue at all.
They can't reverse it at all. Even if they use drugs, surgery and other means to suppress or even destroy the person's emotional system, they can only slow down or stop the person from turning into a monster, but they can't pull the person out of the window period. come out.
Under such circumstances, many people finally gave up all chance and began to plan for the worst, that is, Zhou Qi seemed to really want to create his own doomsday.
Finally, when the second monster appeared.
The rising anger that everyone had been suppressing exploded.
The conservatives are better. Although they are angry, because the situation is chaotic, they have too much to do. In addition, their philosophy is to stop the chaos and restore peace to society, so they do not fight back. Stick to the bottom line, follow the original plan, and do what they should do.
But the same cannot be said for the radicals. They felt that they had been deceived by Zhou Qi.
They believed that they were originally on Zhou Qi's side, and they just planned to use Zhou Qi to do something. But now, they are being used instead, and this has led to the current situation. This is something that cannot be tolerated.
So, Su Zhiyun's father made a bold decision. He sent Chen Bolin here. The purpose was naturally to let Zhou Qi go back. Zhou Qi was the cause of all this in Zhonghai, and he should be allowed to solve it. Or to put it bluntly, only he can solve it...
But there's something threatening about it.
He wanted to destroy Zhou Qi's rhythm and initiative... Well, didn't you make it impossible for people in Zhonghai City to leave? Then I have to let people out, because they have been in contact with you, and they are very likely to become monsters.
Even, let him get close to your family and see how you would handle it.
"...That's probably the case."
After Chen Bolin finished speaking, he took a long breath.
Zhou Qi touched his chin: "As expected of him, how dare he..."
Chen Bolin didn't know how to answer, so he could only continue:
"In addition, Su Zhiyun has resigned from her post and her current whereabouts are unknown, but it is certain that she is still in Zhonghai City..."
"I know." Zhou Qi nodded.
Chen Bolin sighed: "So, what is your decision? Go back with us? The situation is urgent and all hidden dangers may explode at any time..."
"Oh..." Zhou Qi did not answer immediately. He looked at Chen Bolin and seemed to be hesitating.
Chen Bolin felt the tension he had felt when communicating with Zhou Qi several times before. This tension became stronger and stronger as time passed. Just when he thought Zhou Qi was going to say something to deal with it, At this time, Zhou Qi said very nonchalantly:
"I'm happy today. Let's not talk about these things for now. Have you eaten? Come and sit at my house?"
"?" Chen Bolin was stunned for a moment: "You mean... not to go back?"
"I haven't had a good rest yet." Zhou Qi turned around and replied.
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(End of chapter)
